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Table 1 Distribution of species that the testis ESTs were matched to known transcripts in the database using BlastX

From: Identification of testis-relevant genes using in silico analysis from testis ESTs and cDNA microarray in the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

Common taxonomy

Phylum

Frequency

(#seq)

Percent

Species

Phylum

Frequency

(#seq)

arthropods

Arthropoda

753

65.6

Tribolium castaneum

Arthropoda

90

chordates

Chordata

240

20.9

Nasonia vitripennis

Arthropoda

85

plants

Streptophyta

45

3.9

Apis mellifera

Arthropoda

75

sea urchins

Echinodermata

32

2.8

Pediculus humanus

Arthropoda

66

cnidarians

Cnidaria

29

2.5

Branchiostoma floridae

Chordata

65

segmented worms

Annelida

7

0.6

Ixodes scapularis

Arthropoda

56

molluscs

Mollusca

5

0.4

Penaeus monodon

Arthropoda

55

nematodes

Nematoda

4

0.3

Triticum aestivum

Streptophyta

38

placozoans

Placozoa

4

0.3

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Echinodermata

30

apicomplexans

Apicomplexa

4

0.3

Acyrthosiphon pisum

Arthropoda

29

ascomycetes

Ascomycota

2

0.2

Anopheles gambiae

Arthropoda

26

ribbon worms

Nemertea

1

0.1

Aedes aegypti

Arthropoda

22

trichomonads

Trichomonadida

1

0.1

Danio rerio

Chordata

21

kinetoplastids

Kinetoplastida

1

0.1

Marsupenaeus japonicas

Arthropoda

21

others

 

19

1.7

Nematostella vectensis

Chordata

18

Total

 

1,147

 

Litopenaeus vannamei

Arthropoda

17

    

Xenopus laevis

Chordata

17

    

Culex quinquefasciatus

Arthropoda

16

    

Gallus gallus

Chordata

16

    

Lepeophtheirus salmonis

Arthropoda

13

    

Salmo salar

Chordata

12

    

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Chordata

11

    

Hydra magnipapillata

Cnidaria

10

    

others

 

338

    

Total

 

1,147